This flag will change if Scotland votes for independence
We often hear about regions or nations that want to break away from the country that rules them.
In the United Kingdom, people from Scotland are to vote on whether they want to become independent.
Rob and Neil discuss why people fight for independence and why, in some cases, they want to merge with other regions and become one united country.
This week's question:
What year was the American Declaration of Independence made? Was it:
a) 1776
b) 1786
c) 1796
Listen to the programme to find out the answer.
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Scottish independence
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Vocabulary
- independence
(here) freedom from political control by another country
- declaration
an official statement saying something is going to happen
- campaigning
trying to persuade other people or the government to change something
- referendum
a time when everyone in a country can vote on a particular issue
- in favour of
supporting an idea
- debate
a serious discussion of a subject in which many people take part
- divergent views
different opinions
- robust
(here) firm and determined
- passionate
showing strong beliefs, enthusiasm or emotion
- smears
lies that damage someone's reputation
- rivalry
competing with each other
- commemorated
remembered (a person or event)
- self-rule
when people from a country or region choose their own government
